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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony W Joy, Cornelius, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55320 ; 553851 ; 55472 ; 55497 ; 55502 ; 55504 ;
Abstract
A filter assembly for a fluid compressor, the filter assembly including a first filter housing having a sealing boundary and a fluid inlet; a filter element supported on the sealing boundary, the filter element having a filter media made integral with a first side seal member, a second side seal member, and a bottom seal; a second filter housing seated on the filter element, the second filter housing having a filter loading member for loading the side seal members to cause the bottom seal to sealingly engage the sealing boundary; and clamp members for maintaining loading on the side seal members.